Photograph a buyer's backyard and have AI show deck or porch options with rough prices on the spot
Libby McKinney Tritschler, a luxury properties specialist on Team AFA at William Raveis Real Estate in Southport, Connecticut, in Dwell
Standing in the backyard of a home her buyers were considering, she took a picture and asked AI, "Can you show us some pictures of back porches and what kind of pricing we might be looking at?" The article doesn't name the AI tool.
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The problem
Buyers looking at a home had trouble picturing the upgrades they wanted, such as a back porch, and whether they could afford to add them later.
What happened
"Three and a half minutes later, we had three different options with three different prices, all of which gave my buyers confidence in buying the house because they knew that, when they were ready, they could afford to make the upgrades," she told Dwell. The prices came from the AI, not from contractors; the article gives no other figures.
Quoted in the source: Libby McKinney Tritschler, William Raveis Real Estate. Source: Dwell: How Realtors Are Really Using AI in the Age of “Real Estate Slop” (Marah Eakin) (2026-08-31) · Added 2026-10-21.
How to set it up yourself
- What Libby McKinney Tritschler does: at a showing she photographs the spot where her buyers want an upgrade and asks AI for pictures of a few porch options and a rough price for each, which she says gave her buyers confidence to buy.
- At the showing, take a clear, level photo of the spot (the backyard, the front steps) and note rough dimensions from the listing or a tape measure.
- Upload it to an AI chat that edits images (ChatGPT works) with the prompt below, asking for three styles and a rough cost range for each in your area.
- Show the images as concepts, say the prices are rough AI estimates, not quotes, and point the buyers to a local contractor and the town's permit and zoning rules before they count on it.
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Here is a photo of the {SPACE, e.g. backyard} of a {HOME STYLE} home in {TOWN, STATE} that my buyers are considering. The space is about {DIMENSIONS}. Show three options for {UPGRADE, e.g. a back porch or deck} in different styles, keeping the house, windows, trees and lot exactly as they are. For each, give a rough installed cost range for this area and the main thing that drives the price. Label the images as AI concepts and the costs as rough estimates, not contractor quotes, and note that permits, zoning or HOA rules may apply.We set up one AI automation in your tools, live within 48 hours of getting access, for $197. No call needed. Founding price for our first 10 customers (regular $297).
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